The Coast News, November 10, 2023

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Carlsbad resident Patrick Combs, a comedic performer and motivational speaker, returns to the stage with his second one-man play, “Trying to Break a Leg,” about the making of his first hit production. Story on 15.

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Motorcyclist dies after striking pole By Laura Place

Carlsbad tennis icon still a spark Tennis great Rod Laver continues to inspire fans young and old by helping kick off an international junior event in La Jolla. 21

ENCINITAS — A 17-year-old male was killed Sunday after his motorcycle crashed into a telephone pole along Encinitas Boulevard, the San Diego County Sheriff’s Department confirmed Monday. The collision occurred at around 8:20 a.m. on Sunday, when the unidentified juvenile veered off the road while traveling eastbound in the 500 block of Encinitas Boulevard and hit a telephone pole, according to Sgt. Jeremy

ESCONDIDO — A Palomar Health board member has filed a free speech complaint against the health care district after being threatened with sancRANCHO tions over comments she made to a San SFNEWS Diego media outlet concerning controversial terms of use on the hospital's website. The issue arose shortly after Palomar Health added a mandatory terms of use agreement to the hospital’s webEDWARDS-TATE site in August. The pop-up window required users to waive legal rights (i.e., privacy, the right to participate in a class action lawsuit, etc.) and permit the collection of personal identifying information before entering the website. The terms also included a copyright clause that said users could not copy, republish, post or distribute any of the website’s information or materials without first receiving permission from the district. According to a Voice of San Diego article, experts agreed the terms were likely in violation of the Brown Act, California Public Records Act, and other state laws due to Palomar’s status as a public healthcare district. Under the terms of use, board meeting agendas, minutes, adopted budgets, financial reports and other public records would have been included under the copyright clause, preventing anyone

Collis. A passerby called 911, and law enforcement attempted life-saving measures at the scene before the motorist was pronounced deceased. At this time, the department is still investigating whether speed or mechanical issues were a factor in the collision, Collis said. The department is not sharing the name of the victim because he is a juvenile. No other individuals were injured.

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German artist Sebastian Stehr, center, traveled to Escondido last month for the installation of his mural, “Philosophical Graffiti: What is Love.” Adrienne Cisneros-Selekman, left, community liaison for Supervisor Jim Desmond, and Esco Alley Art Committee Chair Heather Moe, stand with Stehr in front of his mural. Photo by Samantha Nelson

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